DQRID : D140320.3
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
02/15/2014000002/28/20142359
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Subject:
TMP/VDIS/M1 - VDIS data agreement with other devices is inconsistent.
DataStreams:tmpvdisdropsM1.b1, tmpvdisM1.b1
Description:
The 2d video disdrometer has periods when it appears to be non responsive.
Suggestions: 
Do not use data.
Measurements:tmpvdisdropsM1.b1:
  • Individual drop height as measured by camera B(drop_height_b)
  • Individual drop width as measured by camera B(drop_width_b)
  • Individual drop width as measured by camera A(drop_width_a)
  • Individual drop height as measured by camera A(drop_height_a)
  • Oblateness(oblateness)
  • Instrument effective measurement area(area)
  • Equivolumetric sphere diameter(equivolumetric_sphere_diameter)
  • Drop volume(drop_volume)
  • Fall speed(fall_speed)
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tmpvdisM1.b1:
  • Center diameter of drop size bin(drop_diameter)
  • Diameter of smallest drop observed(diameter_min)
  • Median volume diameter, assuming an ideal Marshall-Palmer type distribution(median_volume_diameter)
  • Rain amount(rain_amount)
  • Intercept parameter, assuming an ideal Marshall-Palmer type distribution(intercept_parameter)
  • Radar reflectivity(radar_reflectivity)
  • Number density(num_density)
  • Slope parameter, assuming an ideal Marshall-Palmer type distribution(slope_parameter)
  • Moment 1 from the observed distribution(moment1)
  • Number of drops per bin(num_drops)
  • Liquid water distribution mean, assuming an ideal Marshall-Palmer type
    distribution(liquid_water_distribution_mean)
  • Moment 6 from the observed distribution(moment6)
  • Retrieved Liquid Water Content(liquid_water_content)
  • Moment 3 from the observed distribution(moment3)
  • Moment 2 from the observed distribution(moment2)
  • Sum of num_drops(total_drops)
  • Moment 5 from the observed distribution(moment5)
  • Moment 4 from the observed distribution(moment4)
  • Rainfall rate(rain_rate)
  • Diameter of largest drop observed(diameter_max)
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